RPC V.3, — (unassigned; ID 87894)

 

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Coin type
Volume V.3
Number — (unassigned; ID 87894)
Province Syria Phoenice
Region Syria
City Emesa
Reign Macrinus
Person (obv.) Macrinus (Augustus)
Issue Group crescent
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΟΠ ϹΕ ΜΑΚΡΙΝΟ ϹΕΒ
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Ὀπ(έλλιος) Σε(βῆρος) Μακρῖνο(ς) Σεβ(αστὸς)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Opellius Severus Macrinus Augustus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Macrinus, right, seen from front
Reverse inscription ΔΗΜΑΡΧ ΕΞ ΥΠΑΤΟϹ Π Π
Edition δημαρχ(ικῆς) ἐξ(ουσίας) ὑπάτος π(ατὴρ) π(ατρίδος)
Translation holding tribunician power, consul, father of the fatherland
Reverse design eagle standing facing, head left, wings spread, wreath in beak; between eagle's legs, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Shamash, left
Metal debased silver
Average diameter 26 mm
Average weight 12.94 g
Axis 1
Reference Prieur —
Specimens 1 (1 in the core collections)
Note crescent (faint) below eagle's head

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
    ✸ NY: 1948.19.2041